The Washington critic., 1887-03-08
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

the popular English tenor, who has
sung at the muslcales given by Miss
West, at the British Legation, Mrs.
Henry Wallis. Miss Caldwells, Mrs.
Selfridge's, Mrs. Townsends and the
Misses Davis. On each of these occa-
slons he was paid fifty dollars. He
gave a concert for his own benefit one
afterroon, but it was not pecuniary
success, as he relied entirely upon fash.
ionablc ladies to advertise the fact, in
stead Of paying newspapers for notices.
1T is little queer To see men, who wish
TO become professionals, courting sue.
cess through the influence of women,
and expecting them TO boom them into
fame. Washington Is full of such
cases, for each one thinks that his or her
superior talent has only 10 be intro.
duced to Washington audiences to in.
sure fame and success. There is so
much meritorious talent that not even
the saying that there Is always room at
the top of the ladder holds good here
Let any one who writes to prominent
ladies In Washington for encourage.
ment to come here to earn a living by
some special accomplishment make the
request In the same letter to be told
frankly chow many similar appllca.
tions have you had, and the answer
would be startling as TO numbers.
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Attorney General Garland not long
ago related the following anecdotc of
himself TO Mr.. George Ticknor Curtis,
and 1t subsequently found its way into
Washington letter. Garland is
good walker now, and the first long.
distance practice. c.walk he ever took.
Mr.. Curtis says, was one which lasted
three week. 1t followed the disband.
ing Of the Confederate Government at
New Orleans, and from there ex. Sen.
ator Garland went on foot, for all his
cash was not SEQ, to Hominy Hill,
getting his fare along the route, with q
friend and comrade who accompanied
him, as best they could from friends
and sympathizers. Then he settled
down 10 hard work and to win back
by work at the law the money he had
lost In the lost cause.
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Colonel II. G.. Williams of North
Carolina, friend of Senator Ransom,
and one of the safest and most practl.
cal politicians in the South, is grand.
son of Colonel Arlington, an old-tlme
Democrat, who, years before the war,
used to represent Ashc County in the
upper house of the General Assembly.
During one campaign, over fifty years
ago, as Q. L. III. relates the story in
Washington letter to the Memphis
AcaldRche, Arlington and Drake were
contesting candidates, and none but
frceholders being allowed to vote for
State Senators, reduced the electors to
such small number that a single vote
sometimes decided the issue. Major
Floyd was strong friend of Colonel
Arlington, and while visiting the latter
one morning, looked out and saw
coming gentleman of the name OF
Underwood, whose sympathies were all
in favor of Drake. "Wc must win
Underwood TO our side" said AIRING
ton to Floyd. "When he comes In ]
will ask you both to take drink; OF
course you'll both agree. I'll step out
TO draw q pitcher Of apple brandy.
While I'm gone you must insult Un-
derwood. Tell him he's a rascal to
drink gentleman brandy and then
vote against him. In the midst of the
row III return. You appeal to me aud
I'll take Underwood's part. You leave
in high dudgeon. AS you do so swear
you are going to vote for Drake, and
I'll see to the remainder of the per.
formance. 1t all came off according
TO programme. Colonel Arlington, re
turning TO his guests with the apple
brandy, found them at the point of
coming TO blows. He turned on his
friend Floyd for having wantonly in
suited Mr.. Underwood. 1T doesn't
natter said he, chow my neighbor
Underwood votes. You are clearly In
the wrong. l invited him to drink,
sir, and 1t was none of your business
whether he is for me or against me-
Leave my house" AS Floyd went out
he shouted back: You've lost my
vote, for good and all, I'll give you to
understand, Colonel Arrington" at
doesn't make a d. bit o. difference if
you have" roared Underwood, turn.
ing TO Colonel Arlington. "I'll let
Drake go to the devil, this time, and
vote for you. No man shall lose any
thing by taking my side in difficulty
and treating me as a gentleman" The
Colonel Arlington made q vote by it
and was elected
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A lady In Washington the other day,
says Colonel Pat Douan in Chicago
Ners interview, asked me IL in all my
travels had not found some country
preferred to my own. said:
MADAM, when l contemplate our
American politics and politicians / do
1t with pate, tnipper clo,hospin on
my nose. When | look at our Con-
gresses, Legislatures and Boards of
Aldermen, or think of the vile herd
that we allow to vote and control our
National, State and municipal govern.
ments | am filled with unutterablo
loathing, and often feel like cXpa.
tliAtlng myself. But one thing holds
me true T. my native land, | might
change my country, but where could |
ever find such coun,rywomen | have
seen the women of nearly every land
and race under heaven, and one gen,
ulnc American girl or woman combines
in herself the best and loveliest quail.
ties of them ALL There Is no God but
Allah, and our women are His master
pieces. And Washington this sea.
son has swarmed with lovely
specimens of this matchess new.
world womanhood. have not
seen so many beautiful women and
girls together since the days when Mat
tie Ould, Lizzie Cabell, jamie Suther.
lin, and Sallle Rutherford of Virginia,
Bette Vance, Kate and Emma Ward
and Lena JAcohs of Kentucky. Slllie